By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President/CFO, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects You want to build an Accessory Dwelling Unit on your...

By Lorianna Kastrop, VP/CFO, The Kastrop Group, Inc., Architects This is a continuation of our series on building an ADU. Mike and I are...

By Lorianna Kastrop, VP/CFO, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects I’m writing this in a state of aggravation, which I will explain below. ...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects We can’t emphasize this enough—a designer is not a licensed...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects So, you’ve missed the window for doing your construction project...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects One of the services we provide to our clients is to obtain a...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects We are seeing a disturbing trend when getting contractor bids for...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects We’ve seen an interesting phenomenon occurring lately, less...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects A new tool has become available to the public: automated...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects We are often told by clients (and potential clients) that they...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects Lately we received calls from potential clients who want us to...

Unforeseen conditions can sometimes cause a construction project to grow from what was originally planned into a bigger project. When...

For someone who doesn’t really like to cook, I LOVE my new kitchen. You’ve heard the old expression, “The cobbler’s children have no...

On July 1, 2014 new Title 24 standards will go into effect. California’s Title 24 is the part of the state building code that defines...

When you call a lawyer and ask for their professional advice and they talk to you for half an hour, you expect to get a bill for half of...

I just listened to a webinar sponsored by the Stanford Center for Professional Development. The speaker was Sam L. Savage and the topic...

The other day we received a referral from a friend who told us that her son and his wife wanted to remodel their home but were afraid to...

At the holidays I’m always cheered by decorations in the windows of homes and businesses. Other than signage, windows are the most...

It is very common for businesses and homeowners to wait until the springtime to get started on improvements to their buildings. Better...

We are busy with architectural projects, which is fantastic after the long slow period during the recession. We are, however, aware that...